There is hereby adopted by reference in the
County of Shenandoah the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code,
the provisions of which are adopted and shall control all matters
concerning the design, construction, alteration, enlargement, repair,
removal, demolition, conversion, use, location, occupancy and maintenance
of all buildings, and all other functions which pertain to the installation
of systems vital to all buildings and their service equipment as defined
by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, and shall apply to
existing and proposed buildings or structures in the County of Shenandoah.

In accordance with the current edition of the
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, before a building permit
shall be issued the owner, person, firm or corporation doing the work
shall pay to the Treasurer of Shenandoah County a fee based on the
schedules as shall be adopted and amended from time to time by the
Board of Supervisors in a format resolution.[1]

In that, according to the Virginia Code, each
governing body is responsible for the enforcement of the Virginia
Uniform Statewide Building Code by hiring Building Officials, or by
contracting for the enforcement thereof, therefore, the County of
Shenandoah may enforce the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
in those incorporated towns with which contracted arrangements are
agreed to.